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' a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-' siding at Lynn, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Sole-Marking Machines, of which the following descri tion, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like figures on the drawings representing/{like parts.

y invention relates to a novel machine for marking shoe-parts such' for instance as soles toindicate the points or positions at which a tool should commence or cease its action or between which its operation should be; confined. In operating upon shoes, for instance,'with machine operated tools, the partoperated upon is usually guided by hand, the operative relying upon hiseye and judgment to bring the work .into contact with' the tool to cause it to enter or leave it at roper places. This is particularly true, or example, in thinning out or shanking the edges of the shanks of shoe soles where the tool should commence its operation, at a point corresponding to the breast line of the heel seat of the soleand should leave it at about the termination of the fore part or at or about its widest part. Under the resent practice, the skill of the operative a one is relied upon to def termine how closely the operating tool enters and leaves the work at these points and as skill is necessarily a variable factor variation or non uniformity of product results. My invention aims to avoid these variations -or lack of uniformity by providing a machine which will place marks upon the work to guide or indicate to the operative the exact point or points at which operation should commence I and cease or between which the operations of the tool should be confined.

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Specification of lietters Patent. Patented lflay 17, 1910, Application filed. July 27, 1906 Serial No. 328.044.

Referring to the drawings ::Figure 1 is a front elevation with parts broken out of a machine selected for illustration; Fi a-2, an elevation of the ri ht side thereof; Fig. 7 3, a vertical section docking to the right 6 taken on the line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4-, a similar section looking to the left on line 4-4, Fig. 1; Fi 5, aview of the same showing the slide and its clamped sol'e moved rearward into marking sition; Fig; 6 6, a plan of the machine with crosshead with its marking devices removed to show the sole in rear or marking position; Fig. 7",. a plan of the machine; Fm. 8, an enlarged detail thereof; Fig. 9 a vertical section taken 7 on the line 9-9, Fig. 8; Fig. 10, an enlarged plan with parts broken away of the bottom of said cross head to show the markers and the automatic right and left adjusting mechanism to be referred to. Fi .11, 7 an, enlarged vertical sectional detail 0 Fig. 4:; Fig. 12, an enlarged vertical section of the reciprocatory cross head taken on the line l212, Fig. 13.; and Fig. 13, a plan thereof with its top removed.

Referring to the drawings, in the particular embodiment of my invention herein" illustrated, I have shown a machine provided with suitable marking devices" for .placing the desired marks or lines upon a 8 shoe sole to direct and guide the operative in subsequently operating upon the sole by machine operated tools, particularly in thin-' ing or shanking out the edges of such a s cc sole between theheel and'the ball, that 9 is, along the shank portion of the sole.

As herein shown the machine comprises a suitable column or standard, 1 (see Fig. 2), carrying at its upper end a frame work of suitable shape and construction to support 9 the operatingparts of the machine, said frame work comprising the head,2, (Fig. 1,) the vertical sides or standards, .3, and the horizontal table, 4, the sides being bolted to said head, 2, and table, 4, and-provided with 1 suitable bearings for a. horizontal drive shaft, 5. The ends of this shaft are extended through said bearings and the right end thereof is provided with a. usual drive pulley, 6, adapted to be rotated constantly from- 1 a suitable source of power and connectedwith. said shaft when desired by means of a, I

moyable clutch member,.l,i operated by ashi er-Jeveaa. At its rearsaid table, 4,15 mmetwithevflir. e e' i nnn-a 10. carrying a heel marker, 11, and a fore part carry rollers or 'ot marker, 12, both slidably mounted thereon, and said forepart marker being mounted to permit swingingit to a more'or less a ilar position suitable for marking upon eit ier a right or left sole. Thesehmrkers may be of any desired'type or construction, as herein shown they are indenting or impressing tools of considerable length asshownbest in Fig. l0', thereby being adapted to make 'a completely line or impression extendin e other edge across a shoe sole from one to thereof. One of thesetools is shown ivotally mountedjuponsaid cross ahead. t its ends Fig. 1) this cross head is provided with upper andlower guides, 13 and 14, that side on said guide rods, 9, and adjacent theirupper ends these. guide rods are threaded to receive jam-nuts, 15, between which and the lower cross head guides, 14, coil springs, 16, are interposed surrounding said rods,.- which operate to depress said cross head and normally mainta n it in a lower position. This cross head is adapted to be periodically raised against the tension of its springs to permit a sole to be placed beneath it upon the table, 4, or a suitable work plate, 22, thereon immediately preceding its 'depression, so.that the marking devices may mark saidso'le in their descent. To this end. said guides, 14, ar e provided with depending actuating arms, 17'the'lower ends ofwhich her studs, 18, running on the edge of lifting cams, 19 (Fig. 1) secured exteriorlyto said sides, 3, on said drive shaft, 5, and which operate upon the rotation of said drive shaft',-to lift the cross head as the rollers run uponihe higher-parts of said cams while permitting the cross head to be depressed by said springs when the rollers run upon the lower parts thereof. To guide the movements of the cam ends of said arms, the said arms are formed at their lower ends (see F ig.- 2) to embrace said drive shaft which thereby prevents other than vertical movement of said arms.

To receive a stack or pile of soles to be marked the table top (see Figsk4, 6 and 7), is provided with front and rear vertical sole holders, 20 and 21, respectively, each of .which (Fig. 4), at its lower end is provided with a horizontal flange slotted to receive an adj usling screw by which the holders may be adjusted toward or from each other for different widths of soles and toward or from a central position to position the stack relative thereto and to the sole feeding devices presently described. As here shown the front sole holders, of which two are shown herein, are secured directly to a work plate, 22, on said table, 4, but as the lowest sole is to be fed out from under the stack into a rear position for marking, the rear holders of which there are also two are adjustably mounted above and'clear of said work plate on a laterally extended overhanging horizontal arm, 21*, best shown in Fig. 7, which permits the lowest sole to be fed opt from under the stack as described while confining the remaining soles of the stack in position.

That each-sole may-be taken from its position at the bottom of the stack or moved rearward beneath the marking devices sultpre ent instance, comprisin the followin mechanism: At its right side (see Fig. 1 and directly beneath said work plate, 22, the

table, 4, is provided with su itable front to ciprocation the slide has a horizontal rack,

525 (Fig. 3), meshed with a vertical oscillatory segmental rack, 26, pivoted at 27, on an upright, 28 (F jg. l) of said. head, 2. This rack (see Fig. 3) is provided witha depending arm, 29, formed as a segmental rack and operated by a slide rack, 30, mounted to reciprocate horizontally on said drive shaft, 5, as a guide, said slide rack being provided with a rectangular slot, 31, constitutin guide ways for a block, 32, in which sai shaft turns. At its rear end at the left -able feeding means are provided, in the i Fig. 3) this slide rack, 30, is provided with i a horizontal roller or other stud 33, running in a cam groove,34, formed 1n the left 'side of the cam, 35 (Fig. 1), mounted on and to rotate with said shaft, 5. As this shaft is rotated the cam will cause a front to back slide of the rack, 30, with a corresponding but op os-ite movement of the rack,'25, and the siide, 24, connected with it.

That the lower sole of the stack may be fed rearwardly with this slide or carria e, 24, the latter isprovided with front an back sole feeding members or jaws, 36, 37, respeetively. As herein shown '(see Fi s. 6 and 7 two feedin jaws are provided for the front edge-of t 1e soleand two for the rear, both pairs bein pivotally mounted in vertical recesses or si hts of inner, slides, 40, 41, respectively, Fig. 11, each slidably mounted withinthe slide. or carriage, 24. These are provided with depending angular arms, 42, normally tending to swing the jaws, 36 and 37, upward. To prevent a greater vertical movement than is necessary to permit the sole to enter between them, the jaws are provided with stop lugs, 43 (Fig. 11), which engage cross plates. 44, of said inner slide to limit this movement, thereby stopping the vertical movement of the jaws in position to engage the edges of the lower sole of the stack as the inner jaw carrying slides are moved to cause the jaws to grip said sole. For effecting these movements the jaw carrying slides are adapted to be moved towardand from one another, the

mechanism for producing this result, in the present instance (Fig. .11) comprising a pair of gear-wheels, 45, 46, suitably mounted in depending brackets from said slide, 24,

and in mesh one with another (see Fig. 11). The shaftof the front gear, 45, is pro 'vided with a lever, 47, fast thereon, the upper end of said lever be'i'ng forked to en age a horizontal pin, -18, mounted in a depen ing ear of said slide, 40, said arm and slide being normally maintained in inner position to bring the jaw, 36, against the edge of the sole by a coil spring, 49, connecting the lower arm of said lever with :1- depending arm or pin, 49*, of said slide. Similarly the shaft of the rear gear wheel, 46, is provided with a vertical lever arm, 50, the upper end of which is forked to embrace a similar pin. 51, of said slide, 41. Both of said levers. l7 and 50, being fast on their respective shafts .and the gears being in mesh, movement of either lever will cause a corresponding movement of the other, thereby. etiecting recip rocatory movements of said jaw carrying slide members, 40, ll! For normally separating the said slides when the slide. 24. is moved to its forward or sole receiving position, a horizontal actuating lever, 5:2. is provided (see Fig. 11) pivoted at on a depending arm of said slide, '24, and having a segmental rack, 54, in mesh with the teeth of said gear, 46, and adapted to. operate the same. To operate this actuator, 52, its rear end is provided with a roller or other stud, 55, which periodically engages and runs on the peripheral edge of said cam. 35 (see Figs. 4 and by which it is periodically elevated or depressed.

By reference to Fig. 4, it willbe noted that as the roller, 55, is elevated the actuator rack is depressed rotating the gear wheels, their shafts and the arms connected therewith to produce separation of said jaw carrying slides and their jaws. The jaws and inner slides will remain separated until the high part of the cam, 35, rotates beneath the roller, 55, when the latter will fall by its weight, upon the low part of said cam causing sufficient elevation of the rack, 53%, to

rotate the gears, 5L5 and'46. in the opposite direction and causing said jaws, 3t). 37, to approach one another to grasp the bottom sole of the stack between them and hold the I same in fixed position relative to the slide,

24:, during its succeeding rearward or sole feeding movement caused by operation of said slide, 30. described, thereby to presentthe sole'in predetermined marking position beneath the markers.

To permit the jaw, members, 36 and 3'7, to project above the work late, 22, to grasp the soleas described, sa-i plate is provided with a series of front to 'back rectilinear slots," 57, (see Figs. 6 and 7), in which said ja'w "members travel asthe slide is recipmii cated between sole receiving and sole mark mg positions.

As it lsconvenient-an moving'the sole to a rear position for marking to leave itthere to be subsequently displaced by the next sole to be fed to position for marking, means are providedfor actuating at least the rear pair of jaws to cause them to release their grasp upon the rear edge of the sole after the sole has been fed intoposition beneath the marking devices to permit the said jaws to be returned to gras a new sole at the bottom of the stack. urthermore to leave the marked sole in said position, the rear jaws, 37, are first moved rearward to release said sole and are then depressed below the surface of the work plate, 22, to pass under the sole as the slide, 24,- is moved forward into sole receivingposition. To produce the. releasing movement of said jaws, 37. the horizontal arm of the shaft arm, 50 (Fig. 11), carries a roller, 61, which is adapted to be engaged by the high part of said cam, 35, when the slide is in rear position and which operates to swing the horizontal arm of said gear shaft upward to move the vertical arm thereof, and the inner slide, 41, and jaws, 37, carried thereby, rearwardly for the purpose stated. To provide for immediate depression of these jaws when in this rear position, the slide, 24,-i's provided with a depending arm, 58, best'shown in Fig.

11, to the lower end of which is pivotally secured a lever, 56, which rides upon the edge of a cam, 59, formed on or connected with the opposite or ri ht; side (Fig 1) of said cam, Intermediate its ends this lever is provided with an upright, 60 (Fig. 11), the upper end of which is adjacent the rearwardly bent arm, 42, 0f saidf rea jaw, 37. Referring now to Figs. l and 5, it will he noted, that in the operation of the machine, said lever, 56, rides u on its cam, '9, the high part of which eevates said le "er to cause its upright, 60, to engage said depending arm, 42, and lift it, thereby de ressing the jaw, 37, below the top of said table, this movement being timed to take place immediately preceding the forward movement of the slide. The high part of this cam is of sufficient length to maintainthe' rear jaws, 37,depressed during the forward movement of said slide until they have again been positioned beneath the over hanger, 21, when the high part of the cam rotates from beneath the lever and permits the jaw to rise, when the sole feeding movements are am un repeated. By the operation of-this feeding mechanism the bottom sole of the stack is moved rearwardly into marking osition beneath the markers of the vertica ly recipro-.

eating cross head, where it is marked bythe downward movement, of said markers, sub- ,sequent to which the rear -,jaws,,3'{, zrelease ithe soles as they are movedrearwardlytand I 57, referred to. By this arrangement the neath the stack leaving the marked sole in it,-rearwardly inadvance of thein-feeding depressed by the action of the cam,35, and the upright arm, 60, described. The slide with its clamping jaws is then moved into its forward or sole receiving position beposition beneath the markers. .To rovide suitable means for pushing'this soe rearwardly out of the way of the next sole fed into marking position the rear end of the slide, 24, hasa pair of pivoted pawls, 62 (Figs. 6, 7 and 11), having a vertical V- shaped recess to receive an upri ht pin by which they are pivotally mounted upon said slide. As here shown, these pawls are 'tri-' angular in shape, their bases resting on the upper face of said slide with their apices normally projecting above the top plate, 22, which is provided with a vertical lon'itudinal slot at its left side to permit tie outer-pawl to slide back andforth therein while the right pawl travels in the outer slot,

pawls are tipped rearwardly as their proecting up er ends engage and trail under the rear ace of the sole which has been marked, so that said ends can pass freely under it and again rise into their normalposition as they 'aremoved out from beneath 1t; on their next rearward movement the projecting oints of the awl will engage the front e go of the mar ed sole and push sole out of the way, and onto the rear of the work late, 22, from which it issubsequently pushed rearward by the-ne'xt sole 0 erated upon in like manner. These paw s thus constitute sole ejectors to prevent interference with the movements of subsequently marked soles.

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7, it will be noted that the table is provided with end guides to engage the heel and toe of the soles of the stack. As here shown, the heel guide or gage, 64 (Fi 6 and 7 is stationary and high enoug to engage several of the lower soles of said stack,-while the toe gage, 65, is constructed to engage only the lower sole. This gage is first moved into an outer position as the slide, 24, moves forw rd and then inward to cause it to engage th "endof said bottom sole and move it inward to abut the heel end thereof against the heel-"gage-to bring said bottom sole into av redetermined position in which it isgrasp b said jaws, 36 and 37, so that when thesoe is fed or moved rearwardly beneath the markingde vices the heelend will always occupy the same relative position irrespective of the length, size or style of sole operated upon. This toe gage, with its operating means constitutes one form of sole sizing or measuring mechanism for the machine and is best shown in Figs. 1, 8 and 9. In the present instance the toe gage, 65 is formed as a I 65 slide, having a depending rib, 66, movable of the markers 11 and 12 for from sidefto side or longitudinally of the sole in alsuitable ide way, 67, formed in said table, 4, said guide wa being provided at its rear and upper si c with a stationary face plate, 68, the front edge of which fits into a groove or rabbet in said rib, a similar. groove at the front of said rib receiving a clamping plate, 69, pivoted at at the right side of said table' This arrangement permits the toe gage to he slid back andforth in its guide way, so that it ma be caused to engage the toe ends of the di erent sized soles which may be employed,

thus to measure the same, the"movement of the right or inner end of said clamping plate (Fig. 8) toward or from the rib, 66,

operatin to clamp or release the gage, 65, in any of the positions in which it is moved. That the clamping plate, 69, may be moved toward and from sald rib, 68, it is provided with a depending arm or pin, 71 extending through .a slot, 72 (see dotted lines Fig. 8 and full lines Fig. 9) in said table, 4., a coil spring, 73, connecting the end of said pin with a fixed pin depending from said table operating normally to swing said plate rearwardly to clamp the gage ml) and hold it in position. To swing the pin and hence the free end of the clamping plate forward to release the toe gage, the slide, 24, is provided with a horizontal bracket arm, 75 '(Fig. 8),v which engages said pin, 71, as the slide is moved to its .outer or forward position to receive a sole from the stack. This gage is moved toward and from the end of the'sole or longitudinally in its guide way by. the horizontal arm, 76 (Fig. 8), of a spring controlled vertical rock shaft or spindle, 77 (Figs. 1 and 8), the outer end of said arm engaging a pin, 78 (Fig. 9), depending from the rib, 66, of said gage, the table, 4, havinga transverse slot, 79, to permit reciprocation of said pin. This rock shaft is journaled at its upper end in a bearing on the under side of said table, 4, and at its lower end in an upri ht, 80, (Fig. 1) adjacent which it is provided with a horizontal arm, 81, between which and a pin depending from said table;"4, a coil spring, 83, surrounding said "shaft is interposed which opcrates to swing said arms inwardly or toward the right (Figs. 6 and 7) so as to bring the yerti'cal flange,"84, of said toe' gage, 65, into engagement with the toe of a sole, this movement being timed to take lace simultaneously" or immediately fol owing the movement of the clamping plate,"69, to release the gage, so that it can be moved inwardly 'by said arm. Since the inward movement of the gage measures 'the length of the sole and this determines its size, I

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denominate this the sole measuring or sizing mechanism, particularly since italso governs" the mechanism for adjusting the positions different sizes or other stud, 82 (Fig. 1), which is adapted to be enga ed by a cam, 86, secured to said drive shaft, 5, to periodically swing the roller and-its arm, 81, to the left (Fig. 1), and rock the shaft, 77, compressing the spring, 83, and swinging its upper gage actuating arm, 76, outwardly suiiiciently to cause the toe gage to engagetlie toe end of any sized solewheff'said gage'is subsequently moved toward the heel gage, 64, and as the roller, 82, moves to a low part of said cam, 86, said movement, of course, being produced by the 5 ring, 83. The oscillationof.this; shaft an itsarms=are timed "to take place periodically, sliding the toe gage outwardly when released by the action of the arm, 75, prior to the slide reaching its outer or forward position, and sliding inwardly imme- "diately thereafter to size or measure the sole then at the bottom ofthe stack.

Having described the feeding mechanism for positioning the sole beneath the markers, I will next describe the arrangement and adjusti'nent of'said markers. The vertical reciprocatory cross head, 10, which as has been stated is periodically elevated and d.:-

pressed' to permit sole .,to-'be" fe(l into position beneath the same, is provided .as described with a plurality of marking devices, herein shown as the heel 1 arker, l1, and the fore part marker l2qwfiich are removably secured in slide blocks, 87, 88, respectively, whielriii the present. instance, are )rov idedwvith projections. 89, to slide in longitudinal guideways, 90, formed in the bottom of t e cross head to permit longitudinal adjustment thereon. By this arrangement marks may be placed in predetermined position, for example, across the breast line and at the rear of the fore parton the differ ent sizes or types of soles to be marked. That the positions to which these markers are adjusted may, when desired, be automatically controlled by the movements of the sole sizing or measuring gage, (35, re-

ferred to. and hence by the work or sole to be marked. suitable mechanism is provided 1 which I will now describe. As here shown. (see Fig. 9) the bottom of the cross head is provided at its right end withguide ways, 90. to receive lateral or horizontal dovetailed projections, 89, of a rack. 91. longitudinally slidable therein, and which is pro- "vidcd with a forwardly projecting arm. 92.

the free end of which rests upon the work table, 1, and is provided with a horizontal adjusting screw, 92. (best shown in Fig. 5), that stands on the outer side of and is adapted to engage or to be engaged by said vertical flange, 84 of the toe ga e as'the latter 1 is moved outward and iifwar to measure the soles. This arm,.92, is (see Figs. 8, and 9), preferably pivotally connected with the rack, 91, to permit free vertical reciprocations of said cross head without raising the front end of said arm, 92, above the flange, 8-l, of said toe gage, 65. When the toe gage is moved to the right (Figs. (3 and 7) the arm, 92, and its rack, 91, are moved with it also to the right-,to follow the return or measuring movements of the gage, (i5, byya segmental gear, 93. (Fig. 12), secured or a horizontal rock shaft, 94, journaled at its ends in suitable bearings on the inner face of the cross head side 5, a;}5l..Qs9il1atccl"toits outer position by the outward inovementof the rack, '91. For sofindving this segmental'g'ear inwardly, it has an upwardly extending arm, 90, connected by a coil spring,

97 (Fig. 12), with a cross pin, 97 suitably secured in said sides, 95, said spring acting to swing said arm, 96, outwardly and the segmental gear, 93, inwardly, to slide the rack, 91, meshed therewith with it. Thus the segmental gear, 93, is'caused to move with and to follow the movements of the toe gage, as the latter measures each sole. The

movements of the segmental gear, 93, are V communicated to the marking devices by means of links,-9S (Figs; 12 and 13), leading to a bell crank lever, 99, fulcrumed at on a horizontal slide, 101, mounted ,Jn suitable guide ways, 102, formed or 'n; 100 nected' with said sides, 95, said slid 01, being pivotally connected by a link, 103, with the'upper end of a vertical oscillatory lever. 104, in the present instance secured upon a horizontal pivot shaft, 105, journaled at its ends in said sides, 95. Thelower arm of this lever is provided with a segmental gear, 100 (Fig. 12) in mesh with a horizontal rack. 10?. formed or secured to the slide block, 88, which carries the fore part marker, 12, referred to.

It will now be apparent that the movelllllll oi the toe gage, producing .corresponding reeiprocatlons of the slide, 101, produce also ct'n'res'ponding and proportionate movements of said sole marker, 12. That. the heel marker may also be correspondingly moved, the upper arm of said lever, 104, is pivotally connected to an L-shaped link, 109,

the short vertical arm, 110, of which is in 2 i turn pivotally connected with a slide,- 111, also mounted at its ends in suitable guide ways. H2, in said sides.,.95. At the elbow of this link, 110, is pivoted a bell crank level,

11:3. the lower arm of which is connected by for a given size and style of sole; As the.

res ective or predetermined positions in which the marks should be placed will necessarily vary somewhat for different types or styles of soles, suitable mechanism has also been provided to vary the positions of the markers relative-to the size measuring mechanism. To this end, Fig. 12, the inwardly extending horizontal arm, 120, of the bell crank, 99, is adaptedto bear upon one of a series of style pins, 121, extending horizontally from the rear face of a disk, 122, journaled on said shaft, 105. These style'pins, 121, are arranged on said disk at diiferent dis tances from the axis thereof, so that the arm, 120, may be elevated or depressed as it is brought to bear upon that one of said pins which is turned into topmost position beneath it. Said bell crankarm, 120, is normall depressed to cause itto rest upon the pin elow it by means of a coil 5 ring, 124 (Fig. 12), connecting a vertical 3e ending" arm of said bell crank,'120, with t e gear arm, 96. By this arrangement. when the style disk is set for any given style of sole, elevation or depression of said bell crank arm, 120, according to the particular pin upon which it is pressed will cause the bell crank, 99,- to turn on its pivotal connection wit-h the links, 98, thereby moving the link, 103, inward or outwardaecordingly, so as to increase or decrease the movements of said oscillatory lever, 104, from a given movement of the' segmental gear, 93, correspondingly to vary the position of the marker as describe Inasmuch as the relative distance between the heel marker and sole marker is not usuall the same in different types of soles, it is esirable that the heel marker should also be adjusted correspondingly to place it in a given position with reference to' the type or style of sole to be marked. To this end the horizontal arm, 125, of the bell crank, 113, is extended also inwardly to bear upon similar style pins, 126, extending forwardly from the front face of said disk, 122, these pins also being arranged at differentdistances from the axis of said pin, 105, to set the arm, 125, at required elevation toroduce the required variable movement 0 the heel marker, 11, and operating in a similar manner to that described for the sole marker, 12. For normally depressing this arm 125, into contact with one of the, style pins below it, the depending arm ofsaid bell crank, 113, is connected by an coil spring, 127, with said pivot pin, 116.

Sincethe rear of the fore partof the sole usually extends obliquely across -the sole relative to-the medial line thereof," the fore part marker is adapted to be swung diagonallyQacross the lower face. of the cross head into one or the other of two positions to vary its obliquity or angular position and so as to mark a right or left sole and as this oblique osition Wlll vary with the difi'erent styles of soles to be marked. means are provided for adjusting or limiting its swinging 'movement to correspond to the style desired.

As here shown (see Fig. 12) the bottom of the cross head is provided at its sides with longitudinal slots, 128, in which vertically extending pins, 129, of the sole marker slide block, 88, are adapted to travel, said slots also receiving the depending stop ends of oscillatory levers, 130, pivt l at 131, to said slide block, 88, and adap ed to engage said pins, 129, to limit'the swinging movement of thesame in either direction, the position .of said stop ends determining the angular position of said marker. The upper en s of these levers, 130, are pivotally connected to a horizontal controlling member or actuator, 132, the outer ends of which are pivotally connected by links, 133, with the corresponding end of said slide block,

88, constituting a parallel motion and permitting of vertical movement of said actu ator, 132.. These controlling actuators, 132, are normally depressedso as to swing the depending stop ends of said levers, 130, inwardly or to the right, (Fig. 12,) by means of a coil spring, 13-1, connecting the lower ends of said links, 133. with the upper ends of said levers, 130. That said levers and their depending stop ends may be moved to fix the sole marker in any desired style position, said actuators, 132, are each provided with an inwardly projecting arm, 135, which is adapted to be' en aged by the forwardly extending and radially arranged pins, 136 (see Figs. 12 and 13), upon another style disk, 137, fast on the hub, of said style disk, 122, immediately in front of the latter. As these pins, 136, are also 'mounted at: different distances from the axis of the disk, rotation of the disk will bring-the desired pin; 136, into the position to engage or bear upon the arm, 135, to limit its vertical downward movemcnt, thereby correspondingly varying the position of the stop ends of said levers, 130, and limiting the movement-of the sole marker positioning pins, 129, thereby determining the oblique osition of said fore part marker, 12. That oth'the style disks, 122 and 137, may be simultaneously locked in adjusted position, the edge of the disk, 122, is provided with a series of notches or holes, 138, andthe top plate of the cross head has a vertically movable pin, 139, to engage the upper hole and thus hold the disk stationary with the desired style pins, 121, 126, 136, adapted respectively to engage the bell crank arms, 120, 125, and said actuator arm, 135. To facilitate turning these disks the hub, referred to, extends through the front side, 95, of the cross head, and is provided at its outer end with a knob, 119 (Fig. 13), the face of which is provided with letters from H to O inclusive or other indicating characters or marks indicating the styles or type of sole to be marked. I

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the different widths of soles for the same size vary more orless in length. but such variations for any given width are wholly in the fore part or in front of the. ball marking position, consequently while the markings are longitudinally adjustable for variations in sole length for a given width, yet when such length variations are only because of different widths of the same numbered sizes, the markings should not be varied, the toe gage merely is adjusted without causing corresponding adjustment of the markers.

To prevent such corresponding adjustment and to maintain the respective markers in the predetermined positions referred to when operating upon a given size of sole irrespectiveof the width thereof, the arm 92, is provided with the horizontal adjusting screw, 92, referred to, which I denominate a width compensator. By turning this screw, its end may be brought into any desired position relative to the flange, 84, and to the arm, 92, so that the inward movement of said arm, may when necessary be limited at a desired point to offset the width increase in thlength of the sole. In operation the rack, 91, moves with said arm, 92. simultaneously with and following the in- I ward movement of the flange, 84. of the toe gage, 65, as the latter moves into contact wit-h thesole to be marked. If the sole is longer by a certain length due to the increase in width the arm would. if unprovided with the adjusting screw, be stopped before it had traveled far enough to bring the markers to the required position for all soles of that size, and to provide for additional movement the screw is turned forward sufficiently to permit a greater relative movement of saidarm, thereby compensating for variations in length due to width alone and maintaining the markers in the desired invariable or predetermined positions for a given size or style.

enough to permit all of the different widths 654 of a. given sizetobe operated upon without This screw. 92, is long varying the size position of the marking devices. As here shown, the headof the screw is provided with marks preferabl let ters corresponding to the different widt 1s A, AA, B, C, D, E, EE, of each size and the arm-with a'suitable index or pointer, 92, to indicate the'particular width of sole. to be marked. By turning this screw to the position indicated, for example, to the letter B (Fig. 8), opposite the index, 92*, any size of sole having the width B will be engaged by the toe gage, and its movement limited thereby, and the segmental gear, 93, will be moved to' position the marking devices for that particular size of shoe, the distance between the marks being maintained the same as they would be for any other width of that size, the longitudinal adjustment of the screw as described permitting-such variable movement of the toe gage as -is necessary for the differentlengths of different sizes without variation for width. to providing markers to produce marks for guiding the o erative in working upon the sole it, may a so be desirable to employ a marks-to the sole to indicate the particular size operated upon such as 1, 1, 2, 2--, etc.

As the stack upon the front of the table may be composed of rights and lefts arranged indiscriminately, suitable automatic means is provided to swing the forepart marker to the right or left, that the mark subsequently placed on the sole may'be arranged obliquely in the proper direction relative to the medial line of the sole. This line, as will be seen by reference to Figs. 6 and 7, extends across the sole obliquely from left to right upon the left sole shown in place thereon, while on the right sole the line should extend diagonally from right to left. the soles in the particular case in hand being marked upon the flesh side. To mount this marker to swing from one side to the other it is secured (Fig. 10) at the under side of a block or plate, 108. which is pivoted by a stud, 108. to the slide block, 88, referred to. thus permitting it to be placed in either of said diagonal positions. F or swinging this marker to one or. the other positions, the under side of the slide block. 88, in the present. instance. is provided with a horizontal swinging lever. 140. pivotally supported at 141 upon said block. $5. the inner end of said lever having a socket. 142 (Fig. 10) in which is slidably mounted a spring pressed pin. 143. the head of which is adapted to 01 gage either one or the other of laterally extending cam faced ears or lips. ill. of said sole marker block. 108. and normally occupies a central position intermediate the two cam faces thereby normally maintaining said forepart marker parallel with the heel l marker. 11. The pin. 143, is normally projected into engagement with said cam faces In addition marker-to stamp, indent or otherwise apply socket. For swinging this actuating lever,

140, to one side or the other to cause said pin to engage one or the other of said cam faces to swing the marker according as a right or left sole is moved intoposition beneath the marking devices, its front end is provided with a rising and falling pivoted arm or hinged member, 146, Figs. 10 and 12, adjacent the front end of which is slidably mounted a block, 147, having two inwardly extending horizontal arms, 148, which, in the present instance, and in the normal position.

of the lever, 140, extend laterally at an angle of and engage the toe of the sole. This block, 147, with its V is periodically moved from right to left (Figs. 1 and 10), to clear the sole to be inserted by the slide, 24, immediately following which the sleeve and its V arcanoved inwardly or to the right to center itself upon the end of the solethat happens to be fed into marking position. In

order to thus center itself onthe sole end, it will be deflected to one side or the other of its central position according as the sole end is of a right or a left sole and is deflected to the left or to the right. As the V deflects to the right or left thus to center itself on the sole end, it will through the-action of the spring pin, 143, on one of the cams, 144, also move the fore part marker similarly to the right or left to conform it to the sole to be engaged thereby, the right or left deflection occurring simultaneously or immediately following the size and style movements of the markers and preceding the descent of the cross head to mark the sole positioned beneath it. T o produce these movements of the V or block, 147, the latter, in the present instance, is provided with wires .or straps,-

' 149 and 150 (see Figs. 1, 9 and 10), the former passing rearwardly and down through a slot in said table, under an idler wheel, 151, to the edge of a disk or wheel 152 (Fig. 1), to which its end is attache The latter wire, 150, passes inwardly throu 11 said slot over a'similar idler, 153, thence o the edge of the periphery or circumference of said wheel, 152. This wheel or disk, 152, is suitably mounted upon a horizontal shaft, 154, suitably journaled in a'projecting arm of the upright, 28. To oscillate this shaft and its disk or wheel, 152, in one direction or the other, said shaft, 154, is provided with a pinion, 155, which is actuated .by a. vertically" slidable rack, 156, formed on a slide, 157

having a longitudinal slot to embrace sai shaft, 154', to guide its-movements vertically, the lower end of this slide being forked to embrace said drive shaft, 5, thusto cooperate in gg iding the same. immediately above its for ed end the said s1id,"157, is provided therewith forming a V to embrace levers, 130, thereby bringing sai with a roller or other stud,158,which runs u on an edge cam, 159, which operates to e evate the slide and rack periodically, thereby rotating the -rack,' 155, and-the dis 152, to windupthe' wire, 1'49, and by its connection with. the V block, 148, to move the latter outwardlyinto osition t0 permit the sole tobe fed rearwar between'its arms.

The. slide, 157 is normally depressed by meansof a coil spring, 160, connected therewith, and with said upright, 128, and acting to pull down said slide as the cam rotates to bring its low part beneath said roller,- 158. This vertical depression of the slide moves the rack, 156, an the pinion, 155, in the opposite direction to cause the wire 150, to wind up on the periphery of the disk, 152, while the wire, 149, is unwound. This movement slides the V inward to cause one of its armsto engage the curved portion at the outside of the sole when it will swing to move the pin head, 143, referred to into engagement with one of the cam faces, 144, to swing the marker to one side or the other until limited by one of the cam sto s of the marker into the required oblique position for the particular right or left sole engaged.

In order that the marker may be prevented from swinging owing to the tautness of the wire, 149, the latter is provided with a sufiicient'slack portion to permit of such movement Without interfering with the reciprocations of the wire.

In practice, the machine is operated as follows :A stack of soles being placed between the front and rear holders, 20 and 21' respectively, the adjusting screw, 92, in the.

end of'the rocking arm, 92, is turned to bring the width letter corresponding to the width of sole to be operated upon upper- I .on, which first cause an outward movement of the sole measuring or toe gage, 65, and of the rack, 91, through the niovementof,

the'arm, 92, described. Immediately follow.

.ing these movements the release of the roller,

82, from the cam, 86, causes the toe 'age operating arm, 76, through the action of the rock shaft spring, 83, to swing inwardly to bring the flange, 84, of said gage to the right (Figs. 6 and 7) against the toe of the so e to cause said sole to abut the heel ag 64, and thereby occupy a given or pre eteiimined position upon the work plate, 22,

' tlvely to move the latter into required diagonal and relative to said slide, 24. .When in this position the cam, 35, through its groove, 34, actual'es the vertical slide carrying the rack,- 30, thus oscillating-the rack, 25, to move theslide, 24,-rearwa-rdly, the slide arm, 75, at the commencement of said movement releasing the clamp'pjate, 69, to permitclamp ing the shoe gage in its toe engaging position.

Simultaneously or immediately thereafter the inner slides, 40 and 41, which respeccarrythe sole clamping jaws, 36 and 7, are separated throu h the operation of cam, 35, on the actuator lever, 52, and gears, 45 and 46, described, emitting them to tilt upward until limit by their stops, 43.- The continued rotation of thecam, 35, permits the cam roller, 55, of said lever, 52, to fall onto the low part of the cam, the spring, 49, coiiperating to rotate said. gears and move said inner slides, 40 and 41, inwardly to cause said jaws to firmly grasp the bottom sole of the stack then restin upon the top plate, 22, and holdit in pr etermined position during the su sequent in-feedlng thereof. Simultaneously-with these move-i ments the right and left adjusting mechanism has through the operation of the vertical slide rack, 1'56, and its actuating spring, 160, been moved outwardly to permit'the sole to be fed into marking position immediately following which the cam, 159, operates to raise said slide rack, 156, as described, and pull said V, 148, inward to cause one or the other of its arms to engage the outside edge ofsaid sole and swing the operating lever, 140, of the sole marker position for the right or eft sole to be marked.

- As the toe age is slid inwardly to measure the size of sole, the horizontal rack arm, 92, is caused to follow it. through the action of the actuating spring, 97, of the marking devices and the movement produced thereb upon the racks, 93'and 91, until the widt compensating. adjusting screw, 92*, strikes the flan e, 84, which limits its inward motion an also that of said racks and'tbe link, 103, connected therewith. As has been described, this movement of the link, 103, roduces the required adjustment ofv the ieel and fore art markers intothe required predetermined marking positions and as determined by the sty e adjusting means, which, as has been stated has been previously set for a particular style of sole. This movement also operates the size numbering mechanism to briflg the required size number into marking posltion. Subsequent to the movements of mark I predeterminedi 'tion's referred -to, fthe cams-19, theirrotatiin imt fie premier! ofthe bros's'he'ail, angr the-action of its springs, 16, thus causing the size and numbering markers to descend upon the sole produce the marks at the predetermined positions and angles required following which the cross head is elevated springs, 16, so that subsequertt, movement will be produced when the cams. 19,- next and markers permit thesole to be released and to remain in the position in which it was marked, the rear sole ing jaws, 37, bein first moved rearward v and then depresse by the res of the cams, and 35, upon t by the a ction of said cams, 19, and compressing sa d marking ermit it. The elevations of the gras ective action e trail lever, 56, and the roller, 61, which has alreadybeen sufiiciently described. By this movement the slide, 24, is Ipermitted to slide forwardliy V without disp acing the sole first marke the forward movements being produced by the reverse movement of the segmental rack, 26. 1 As the slide is moved forwardly the eject ing pawls, 62, are tipped as theirupwardly projectin rear ends strike the rear edge of the so e, permitting them to dra it, until they are tipped forward an raised by the opposite side, the next rearward movement of the slide causing the said pawls' to engage the front edge of the sole and ush the latter to the rear edge of the table, iiom which-it will be subsequently displaced by the next sole, as it is similarly pushed rearwardly by said-pawls. In approachin its forward position the arm, 75, of the side, 24, again engages the pin, 71, to swing the inner. 'end of the clamping plate, 69, forwardl to release the toe gage, its actuating arm, 6, being thrown outward by the action'of the cam, 86, so that the flange of the toe gage is in position to subsequently engage the sole now at the bottom of the stack.

again under their own weight upon reaching. 5

f at any time during the operation of the machine it is desirable to feed soles of different widths or of different styles 'the adjusting mechanism is first moved to correspond with the soles to be marked, the machine bein stopped to permit of this adjustment, i necessary, or at the conclusion of the sole marking tuation of the starting or shipper lever, 8.

By my invention a machine of novel character and purpose is provided, which so far as I am aware, is new in the art as ,will be readily apparent from the foregoing description of the machine, and which, after setting the width and'type anisms is entirely automatic in its 0 me tion, e bottom sole of the stack liifing measured as-to size and the 'markin devices set accordingl by means goveine by the sole itself and is equally adapted to work either upon a right or operations by acadjusting mechmarks to case may be, without intervention or assistanc of the operative, the only labor or attention required of him bein to see'that the stack of soles is replenishe and that the maclhine is'stopped at the conclusion of the wor While in the particular embodiment of my invention herein described and illustrated I have shown aimachine ada tedto apply marks to soles having speci ing out the edges of the shan' portions, obviously, my invention is not limited to the specific embodiment hereinshown and described, as it is equally ada ted for other uses such, for example, as p acing suitable ide the o rative' in what' is known to e trade as annelin shanks of shoes, that is, applying the black ines which run parallel with the edge of the shanks' upon ladies shoes'to give them the appearanceof a narrow sole. It should be understood also that other shoe parts may be marked in desired manner and my invem tion contemplates the provision of means for producing referencemarks upon any other shoe parts which will serve to aid or assist the operative in his work. My invention furthermore is not limited to the specific details or to the arrangement of parts hereinshown for illustrative purposes onl as the same may be modified and varied wit in wide limits without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Claims.

l. A machine of the type described comprising in combination a plurality of markcrs adjustableto predetermined positions for making marks upon ditferent sizes of shoe parts at invariable positions for a given size of part and means for varying the position of said marks to correspondingly invariable posIitions in marking parts of -different sty es.

2. A sole marking machine of the type described comprising means for producing a plurality of marks in predetermined positions upon a shoe sole invariable for a given size of sole and meansfor adjusting said means to place said marks in corresponding positions 11 on different styles of soles.

3. In a shoe marking machine, the combination of a front marker and a rear marker, each to make a mark extending transversely of the sole to be marked, means for adjusting the angular relation of said markers, a table for sup orting the sole to be marked, and means f dr relatively moving the table and markers for causing the latter to act upon the sole.

4. A sole markin machine, comprising,-

in combination, a .p urality of markers for placing marks' on a sole to indicate positions thereon," means for changing the angular I refer-. ence to the operation of thinnin or shank-- the table and markers to cause the latter to' act upon the sole.

5 A solemarking machme of the type described comprising in combination a heel .marker and a forepart marker, means for operatin the same to place marks at predetermined positlons on a shoe sole, and means effecting sizing adjustment of said markers.-

6. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a front marker and a rear marker, means for changing the angular position .of the front marker on its support and with respect to the median line of the sole for marking rights and lefts, atable for supporting the sole to be marked, andmeans for relatively moving the table and markers to cause the latter to mark the sole.

7. A sole marking machine, comprising,

the eel marker and forepartmarker in accordance. with the size .of the sole to be marked, and means to relatively move the latter to act upon the sole.

. 8. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a heel marker and a forepart marker for marking soles at predetermined places and sole size measuring means for adusting the markers relative to each other to produce'marks in the-same relative predetermined laces upon soles of different size.

9. A so e marking machine comprising in combination a plurality of markers for marking'soles at predetermined places, sole size measurin means for adjusting the distance'apart o the markers to produce marks.

in the same relative predetermined places upon soles of difl'erent' size, and means for adjusting said markers to the style of sole to be marked.

10. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a plurality ofmarkers for marking, soles at predetermined places,-

means governed by the sole to be marked for i adjusting the markers to a osition to produce marks in the same re ative predeter-. mined places upon soles of diiferent size, and

means auxiliary thereto for ositioning said markers for a 'particularstyl e of sole.

. 11. In a sole marking machine of the type de'scribed'the combination of a sole marker andmeans for automatically eifecting right "and'left angular sole adjustment thereof for j'markinfi' upon rights or lefts.

12. In a sole marking machine of the type described the combinat ion of a sole marker matically to. effect 'righ upon different widths of the same size of sole.

1%. A sole marking machine comprising 'in combination a plurality of markers, and

means relatively to adjust the angular relation of said markers to operate upon rights and lefts. H

15. A sole'niarking machine comprising in combination a plurality of markers. sole measuring ineanm apd means relatively to adjust the angular (elation of said markers to operate upon rights and lefts.

16. In a sole markingmaclnne a sole fore part marker and means governed by the sole to be marked for positioning the same to mark a right orleft sole.

17. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a plurality of markers, sole measuring means, size and style adjusting means governed thereby .to position sai markers relative .to the sole to be marked, and means for-operating said markers to mark said sole.

18. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a heel marker, a. sole or fore part marker, sole measuring means, size and style adjusting means governed'thereby to position said markers relative to the .sole to be marked, means for efiecting right and left sole adjustment of said fore-partmarker to operate upon aright or left sole, and means for operating said markersto, mark said sole.

19. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a heel marker, a sole or forepart marker, sole measuring means, size and style adjusting means governed thereby to position said markers relative to the sole to be marked, and means operated by the sole to be marked for. adjusting the fore part marker for a right or left, and means for operating said markers to mark said sole.

QOI In a sole marking machine an oscillatory fore-part sole marker and means for adjusting it to one of two oblique marking positions relative to the medial line of a sole to be marked, one of Said positions corresponding to a marking position for a right sole, the other for left.

21. In a sole mar ing machine, aforepart sole marker and cans operating auto t and left sole ad- -'uis1tsment thereof for marking rights and In= a. 8018 a heel marker and a fore-part marker, sizing means to ad ust the markers to the size of sale to be marked, and means for obliquely positioning the fore-part marker for rights and lefts.

23. In a sole narking machine, a plurality of markers, means governed by the size of sole'to be marked for automaticallyadjust-- ing the positions of said markers for marking soles for different sizes, and adjusting means for preventing the increase in the length of sole due to variation in widths from producing corresponding variations in the position of said. markers thereby to produce marks in invariable positions upon the same sizes of soles.

24. In a machine of the type described, a bed plate or table, a cross head arranged to reciprocate toward and from the same and provided with a plurality ofmarkers, means for adjusting said'markers on theirsupports to 'change their position relative to each other for marking different sizes. or types of work, means for positioning the work ,in

marking position on'the bed p'lateor table, and means for reciprocating said cross head to mark the'work.

25. In a sole marking machine, a toe ga e, means for moving it to cause itto enga e t e edge of a sole and move it to a pr eter-.

mined position, and means acting automatically for then clamping the sole in said position.

26. In a machine for marking shoe soles, a toe gage, means for moving it to cause it to engage the edge of a sole and move it to a predetermined position, and sole feeding means provided with sole holdin means to maintain the sole in the same pre etermined position relative to said feeding device during feeding.

27. In a sole marking machine, a heel gage, a toe gage, and means for automatically moving the toe' age toward said heel gage to abut the bee of a sole placed between them against said heel gage.

28. In a sole marking machine a heel gage, a toe gage and automatic means for moving it toward said heel gage to abut the heel of a. sole placed between them against said heel gage, and means for locking said toegage in sole abutting position. D

29. In a sole markin machine, a feed carriage 24, provided wit sole feeding means, and sole ejecting means comprising one'or more pawl's, 62, ivotedto said carriage to pass beneath t e sole on the backward movement of the carriage and engage the sole ed e. a

a 30. n a sole marking machine, a plush ity of sole markers comprising a heel marker, 11, and a swinging fore-part marker, 12,'and

means for operating them.

31. In a sole marking machine, sole uring means, sole sizing mechanism, an arm meas connected with said mechanism and provided with a width compensating ad usting screw to engage sald seams.

Ina sole marking machine, sole meas-. urmg means, a width compensating ad ust ing screw co-actin' with said measuring means provided wi marks to indicate the widths of soles to be marked and to determine theposit-ion to which said screw should be adjusted.

33. In a sole marking machine,a heel gageand a solemeasuring device comprising a toe gage, a lvoted arm connected with said toe gage, an means for oscillating it to move the toe gage away from said heel gage to permit a,

- gage, means for oscillatin it to move the toe gage away from said hee gage to permit a sole to be placed in position-between said toe and heel gages and for moving the toe gage in the opposite direction to engage the toe of said sole and'abut the heel thereof against said heel gage, and means for locking said toe age 1n abuttin position.

35. In a so e marking mac me,a heel gage and a sole measuring devicecomprising-a toe gage, a pivoted arm connected with said toe gage, shaft means for swinging said arm and gage away from said heel gage to permit a sole to be placedin position between said toe and heel gages, and yielding means for moving said toe gage toward the interposed sole to engage the toe and abut the heel of said sole against said heel gagel 36. In a sole marking mach1ne,a plurality of markers and type adjusting means for varying the positions of said markers for the different types of soles to be marked.

37 In a sole marking machine, a sole marker, a type disk provided with radially arranged type ins and means controlled by said pins or efining the shoe type movement of said marker.- I

38. In 4 a sole marki marker, 9, type disk provlded with radially arranged type pinsand adjusting means for rotating it to bring a desired type pin into operative position and means controlled by said pins for defining the-shoe type movement of said-marker. Y

39. A sole marking machine, com rising, in combination, a pluralit of mar ers for placing marks upon the so e to indicatethe points for commencing or ending'operations thereon, means for varying the distance between the markers in accordance with the size of the sole to be marked, and means for changing the angular relation of the markers.

.uring means a sole, and means operative by movement of clination of said marker.

machine, a sole.

. 40. A sole marking machine comprising in combination a flat surfaced table for supporting a shoe soleprior to its connection with the shoe up r, a marker, sole size measd jiistable to the size of the 7 said measuring means to varyihe position of sald'marker by. and in accordance with the size of the sole placed upon the tableto bring it to, a predetermined ositionIr'elative 5 to'the' sole-to e marked, an means for rela- "tively moving said table and marker to cause the latter to act-upon the sole.

41. In a sole marking machine, a work support, two markers Zone to act upon the 30 so e ad acent the heel breast line andythe' other at the ball line, means for adjusting said markers relatively to vary their distance apart, sole size measuring devices for operating said means to vary therelative position 35 of the markers in accordance with the size of f the sole to be marked, and devices governed by the style of the sole to further vary the relative position of the markersin accordancewith the style of the sole to be marked. 42 In a sole marking machine, the combination of a front marker and a rear marker meansifor changing the relative position oi Y said markers in accordance with the size of the shoe,sole to be treated, means for chang' ing the relative position'of said-markers 1n I accordance with thestyle of shoe sole to be treated, and means for swinging one of said markers to different inclinations transversely of the shoe sole for rights and lefts.

:43, In a solemarking machine,'thecombi-- nation of a front marker and a rear'marker means for changing the relative position oi said markers in accordance withthe size of V the shoesole to betreated, means for changing the relative position of said markers in accordance with the styleof, shoe sole to be treated and means controlled by the style of shoe so e'to be treated for -varyin'g the in- 44. In a solemarking machine, the combination of a table for supporting a shoe sole to be marked, a front marker and ai rear marker, for making transverse markssimuI said markers toward and from each otherto 'corres ondto the size of the shoe sole'to be treate that the markers may mark the heel" and ball lines correspondingly on soles 'of different sizes, means for carrying said 129 markers, and means for angularly-ad ustin'g one of the markers in its carrlying means-an with relation to the median e of the shoesole.

45. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a table for supporting a-shoe sole to be marked, a front marker and a rear marker, means for adjusting said markers toward and from each other to correspond to- I the size of the shoe sole to be treated, means 130'- for said markers, an

said style adjustin means for changing the angular relation one of said markers to the median line of the shoesole.

47. In a sole marking machineof thetype described, the combination of a sole marker, means for effecting right and left angular style adjustment thereof for marking upon rights or lefts, and means for controlling the amplitude of such angular adjustment in accordance with the style of the shoe sole.

48.. In a sole marking machine, of the type described, the combination of a plurality 'of markers, means for adjusting said markers toward and from'each other in accordance with the size of the shoe sole to be marked, style adjusting means for changing the relative position of said markers in accordance with the style of the shoe sole to be treated, and means for changing the angular relation of said markers with respect to each other to treat right andleft shoe soles.

49. In a sole marking machine of the type described, the combination of a plurality of markers, means for adjusting said markers toward and from each other in accordance with'the size of the shoe sole to be marked, style adjusting means for changing the relative position of said markers inaccordance with the style of the shoe sole to be treated,

means for changing the angular relation of said markers WltlllGS ect to each other to treat right and left s oe soles, and means controlled by the-style aigjusting means for limiting the amplitude 0 said angular adjustment. 50. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a table for supporting a shoe sole 'to be marked, a head carrying a slide, afro'nt marker mounted on said slide,'means for adjusting the angularrelation' of said marker with respect to the shoe sole-to be marked,-

and means for moving said slide.

51. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a front marker and a rear marker, slides carrying1 said markers, means for 'varying the angu ar relation of said markers with respect to each other, and means-for moving said slides to vary the distance between the markers. 4 f

52. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a table for supporting a shoe sole to be marked, a front marker and a rear aspect to means controlled by adjusting means for moving said 'slides,relasole to bema'rked, and means for cha ging --the relatarle position of the markers W1 h retifvely in accordance with the size of thi shoe 53. In a-sole marking machine, the combi- Tnation-of a-marke'r to mark the sole substantially at .the heel. .breas dine, a second marker to mark the sole at the ball line,

means controlled by the operative for varying the dietance' between said markers, and means controlled bythe operative for varying the angular relation between, said markers.

54. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a front marker and a rear marker for placing mafksupon a sole to indicate where operations on the sole shall commence or end, means for moving the markers relatively to vary the distance between them .for marking soles between predetermined sizes, and devices for modifyin the path of movement due to the action 0 the moving means when the soles to be marked vary from said predetermined sizes.

- 55. In a sole marking machine, the combination of atable for supporting a shoe sole to be marked, aging means operatively related to the talfi rying front and rear markers having portrons for indicating on the sole the point for commencing and ending operations thereon, means carried by the table and connation of a table for supporting a shoe sole to be marked, an opposed head carrying front and rear markers, means carried by the table and controlled by the operative for relatively adjusting said markers-on the head, means for causing relative approach and separation of the table and head, and

means on the head for further adjusting the relation of the markers.

57. In a sole marking machine, the combination of a table for supportinga shoe sole 116 to be marked, an opposed head carrying front and rear markers, one. of which is and controlled by the o erative for relatively adjustin head, and means or causing relative approach and separation of the table and head.- In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specifi'cation, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM e. STEWART.

Witnesses:

Gmnms E. Hoo'n,

marker,- slides carrying said markers, size Smmnr F. Smrn.

eir size adjusting means. 70

e for positioning ashoe sole J thereon to be marked, an opposed head car- 95 trolled" by the operative forrelatively ad- 100 angularly adjustable, means carried by the tab e said mar *ers on the 120 

